FT-60R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
45
Activating the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch System
1.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
)
SET
] key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 29:
PAGER
.
3.
Press the [
F/W
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select
PAG. ON
.
5.
Press the
PTT
switch to save the new setting and activate the
Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch.
6.
To disable the Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch, just repeat the above procedure,
rotating the
DIAL
knob to select “
PAG.OFF
” in step 4 above.
1) In the factory default configuration, you may recall Set Mode Item 29:
PAGER by pressing [F/W]
[7(P1)].
2) During Enhanced Paging & Code Squelch operation, you may set up the
FT-60R such that a ringing “bell” sound alerts you to the fact that a call is coming in, as
described previously. See page 25 for details.
Paging Answer Back
When you press the
PTT
switch to respond to a page call, the
FT-60R
transmits the same
CTCSS tone pair. This tone pair will open the Code Squelch of the calling station. If you
prefer, you can have the
FT-60R
respond to page calls automatically (“transpond”).
To enable this feature:
1.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
)
SET
] key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 30:
PAG.ABK
.
3.
Press the [
F/W
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select
ABK. ON
.
5.
Press the
PTT
switch to save the new setting and exit to normal
operation.
The Paging Answer Back feature constitutes a form of “remote control” op-
eration that may be restricted to certain frequencies. U.S. users should con-
firm the current status of §97.201(b) of the FCC’s rules governing the Ama-
teur service before utilizing this feature on the 144 MHz band.
EPCS
(
E
NHANCED
P
AGING
& C
ODE
S
QUELCH
)
